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Definition

q (kyo̵̅o̅)

noun pl. Q's, q's

  1. the seventeenth letter of the English alphabet: via Latin from the early Greek koppa, a borrowing from the Phoenician
  2. any of the speech sounds that this letter represents, as, in English words, where it is typically followed by u (except in words borrowed from Arabic), the (kw) of queen or (k) of conquer
  3. a type or impression for q or Q
  4. the seventeenth in a sequence or group
  5. an object shaped like

adjective

  1. of q or Q
  2. seventeenth in a sequence or group
  3. shaped like

Definition

q

  1. quart
  2. quarter
  3. quarterly
  4. quarto
  5. query
  6. question
  7. quintal
  8. quire

Definition

Q (kyo̵̅o̅)

noun

Etymology: q(uality factor)

Electronics the ratio of energy stored to energy lost in a component or substance

Definition

Q

  1. Etymology: L quadrans

    farthing
  2. Quebec
  3. Queen
  4. Chess queen
  5. quetzal

Definition

Q

Physics electric charge

Q Law Definition

abbr

The abbreviation used in trial transcripts and depositions to mark each question asked.

Q Telecom Definition

  1. One of the two letters, along with Z, that traditionally did not appear on a telephone dial or keypad. The thought was that Q could be confused with O, and that Z could be confused with 2. Q now appears with P, R, and S on number 7. Alphanumeric dialing was, and remains, a North American practice. Telephones in most other countries do not sport letters.
  2. Q interface or Reference Point Q in ISDN. See Reference Point Q.

q Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • net: On the five first four hands would net q want to be.
  • contain: Therefore, that interval contains a rational q x and all those rationals are distinct.

Adjective modifier

  • board.: Half board. q Night 4: Santo de Serra.
  • included.: We suggest you budget £ 100 per person for dinners not included. q Night 1: Engelberg.
  • hotel.: Dinner at hotel. q Day 2: Bad Goisern Circular Walk, There are different options today.
  • town.: There are numerous good restaurants in the Citadelle end of town. q Night 3.
  • day.: We indicate in route notes the various possibilities for each day. q Night 1: Sarrazac.
  • net: A calling station would net q throwing darts shooting you a sense.

Modifies a noun

  • &rarr: It is another for the conditional q → p to be true.
  • uality: General Air q uality A general description of the extent to which the atmosphere contains pollutants principally from man-made sources.
  • u: He also notes has already retained b q u the virtues of.
  • amp: The way at of bite and quot q amp pasta stations.
  • S: This turns out to be inconvenient, so instead we replace the q s in the denominator by their MLE.
  • k: Self wt. of beam ), and imposed ( q k ) loads of 6 kN/m and 8 kN/m respectively.

Noun used with modifier

  • p: Thus the body m n is surrounded by a larger amount of light than the body p q, as is shown above.
  • F: Indeed, this is a norm on F q ( t ).
  • k: The Poisson approximation would be acceptable ( q small and k q small ).
  • R: P R q R = KQ R T Kp R.
  • r: C-c r q ( Control-c r q ): Query Bring up a query buffer to do a manual search.
  • angle: Figure 2 shows the dependence of bending stiffness on test angle q.

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